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Why you should attend

This Briefing & Workshop will explore the implications for heritage of the National Planning Policy Framework and other recent developments. These will include new heritage case-law, an examination of ways of tackling heritage at risk and an exploration of current thinking and practice in relation to renewable energy in relation to the historic environment. This Briefing & Workshop will include presentations on:

  • The implications for heritage of the National Planning Policy Framework and supporting guidance
  • Current legal and planning case law and other interesting developments in this area
  • Dealing with heritage casework from a national amenity society perspective
  • Renewable energy and the historic environment

Benefits of attending

This Briefing & Workshop will provide you with:

1. Insights into the fast-changing planning policy context within which the historic environment is managed;

2. A briefing on key developments in planning law relating to the historic environment

3. Guidance on tackling heritage at risk.

4. Information on dealing with renewable energy in relation to the historic environment.

Who should attend?

  • Development control and strategic planners
  • Planning consultants
  • Heritage professionals
  • Those dealing with heritage and planning casework in NGOs
  • All those interested in the emerging heritage agenda

Workshop programme

9.00 Registration and coffee

9.30 Welcome and introduction from the Chair

Duncan McCallum, National Advice Director, English Heritage

9.40 What does the National Planning Policy Framework mean for the historic environment?

  • What has happened to the level of heritage protection?
  • How does the presumption in favour of sustainable development affect heritage?
  • What must now go in a local plan?
  • Will the NPPF lead to more development?

Mike Harlow, Governance and Legal Director, English Heritage

10.50 Coffee and networking

11.20 Legal update

  • Localism Act: implications for the historic environment

Mike Harlow, Governance and Legal Director, English Heritage

11. 50 Planning for heritage in the future; from the NPPF and beyond

  • The NPPF and after: planning for heritage in the transition year and beyond
  • Local/voluntary involvement in heritage protection
  • Setting of heritage assets
  • Heritage and large-scale infrastructure

Ben Cowell, Deputy Director, External Affairs, National Trust

12.30 Questions and discussion

1.00 Lunch

2.00 Helping local authorities deliver sustainable development: the voluntary sector contribution

Lucy Carayon, Ancient Monuments Society

2.40 Delivering effective local authority heritages service in challenging times

  • What has been the impact of budget cuts on local historic environment services?
  • What can be done to support local government support local heritage?
  • Is Localism part of the problem or part of the solution?

Owain Lloyd-James, Historic Environment Analyst, English Heritage

3.20 Renewable Energy in the historic environment

  • English Heritage guidance notes for domestic properties and the use of micro renewables
  • Solar thermal, solar pv, ground source heat/air/water pumps and wind
  • How these can be used whilst ensuring the minimum amount of loss of historic fabric
  • Concerns about aesthetics, ongoing maintenance and removal/replacement at the end of their useful life

Caroline Cattini, Energy Manager, Building, Engineering and Safety Team, English Heritage

4.00 Panel discussion

4.20 Chair’s closing comments

Duncan McCallum

4.30 Close

Quotes from previous participants


q 'Comprehensive and informative'

q 'Impressive explanation of new legal regime'

q 'Good range of topics and speakers'

q 'Very good speakers from a wide range of backgrounds'

q 'The conference covered a good range of topics and included a good summary of the current change in legislation'

q 'A very interesting and worthwhile set of lectures that highlighted a number of issues'

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CPD requirements

This event is intended to help RTPI members with their CPD requirements.

In-house training

In-house training can be presented exclusively for any organisation in the planning and development field, including management skills. Training is individually tailored to meet the specific needs of the organisation.

To discuss your in-house requirements please contact Sarah Miller on 020 3122 0118 or email sarah.miller@rtpiconferences.co.uk

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